Storm history › South Pacific › 2001 season
Tropical Storm Rita (2001)
Rita was a tropical storm of the 2001 South Pacific season. It was tracked from February 28, 2001 to March 6, 2001, about 5 days, and covered 1,425 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 45 mph (75 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 986 mb.
- Peak wind
- 45 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 986 mb
- Strongest
- Tropical storm
- Duration
- 5 days
- Track length
- 1,425 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 1.5
DepressionTropical stormCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
How it compares
- Peak winds: 503rd highest of 671 South Pacific storms on record, tied with Tropical Storm Neil (2019), Tropical Storm Bart (2017), Tropical Storm Tuni (2016) and 39 more.
- Lowest pressure: 449th lowest of 844 South Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Tropical Storm Mike (2014), Tropical Storm Pierre (1985), Tropical Storm Greta (1979) and 1 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 2001 South Pacific season's ACE.